Lola's best friend Lotta has an extremely special new coat, and Lola really wants to borrow it. Lotta isn't so sure. 'I will be especially very careful, ' says Lola, but will she be able to keep it all fluffy and white and new
When Ruthie inherits a big old coat from her cousin, she tries to grow into it, but nothing happens. When her best friend Fiona scoots inside the coat and zips it up, that big old coat is big enough for both of them What good is a hand-me-down coat that's big enough for two? Good enough, discover Ruthie and Fiona, to tango, twist, and turkey trot in. It's plenty good for playing Monster, Big Re…
Joseph had a little overcoat, but it was full of holes--just like this book! When Joseph's coat got too old and shabby, he made it into a jacket. But what did he make it into after that? And after that?As children turn the pages of this book, they can use the die-cut holes to guess what Joseph will be making next from his amazing overcoat, while they laugh at the bold, cheerful artwork and lear…
Illus. in full color. "A fresh and moving story of a mother's dedication to acquire a coat for her daughter in post-World War II hard times. Anna's mother decides to trade the few valuables she has left for wool and for the services of a spinner, a weaver, and a tailor. Lobel's pictures do a tremendous job of evoking the period. Insightful and informative, this may make children consider how pr…
Nasrudin is known around the world as the wise fool, and this story tells you all about him.